Is Paul Whelan Dead Or Alive? Know What Happened After He Was Taken To Prison Hospital

Is Paul Whelan Dead Or Alive? Netizens are interested in Paul Whelan’s death hoax news, which surfaced after he was transferred to a prison hospital following the December 8 Russian custody hearing.

Paul Nicholas Whelan, a Canadian-born ex-US Marine, was arrested in Russia on December 28, 2018, and charged with spying.

Paul was a corporate security director who had previously served as a police officer in Michigan.

According to a deposition, the prisoner worked as a police officer and sheriff’s deputy in Washtenaw County, Michigan, from 1988 to 2000.

When Paul was arrested while conducting an investigation into BorgWarner, an international automotive parts manufacturer based in Michigan, and the director of global security.

Furthermore, he was discharged from the United States Marine Corps for bad behavior.

Is Paul Whelan Dead Or Alive? Know What Happened After He Was Taken To Prison Hospital

The ex-United States Marine death hoax captivated the viewers’ attention after he was transferred to a prison hospital due to ill health.

According to Aljazeera, Paul Whelan’s brother David has confirmed the American, convicted on espionage charges, gave ‘proof of life in a phone call.

On June 15, 2020, Paul was convicted of spying and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum security jail. However, the former Marine officer denied all the charges.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr told the prisoner’s family, confirming he was in good health and spirits.

However, his family needed to supply all his incidental needs aside from basic foodstuffs.

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On June 15, 2020, a former Marine officer was convicted by a court in Moscow in a Russian prison for espionage for 16 years.

On December 8, 2022, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner had been traded for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in a long-anticipated prisoner swap.

Paul Whelan Arrest 

Paul was initially detained at Correctional Colony No. 18 by the Russian Federation’s Federal Penitentiary Service.

According to Wikipedia, the Russian prisoner is currently being held in IK-17, a high-security prison eight hours southeast of Moscow.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested Paul on December 28, 2018, in the Moscow area.

According to the Russian news agency Rosbalt, the prisoner was apprehended at the Metropol after a long outing with a Russian citizen who gave him a USB drive containing a list of all the employees at a classified security agency inside the hotel.

Following his arrest, the former American Marine officer revealed that his friend appeared at the hotel, prompting authorities to arrest him.

Paul Whelan Charges Explained 

Whelan was being held at the Lefortovo Prison in Moscow. In March 2019, he shared a cell with another inmate who did not speak English.

Former CIA officers have stated that the agency would not hire an officer with Whelan’s military record, nor would it leave an officer exposed without a diplomatic passport.

According to sources, Paul’s arrest is linked to tensions between Russia and the United States, as well as the detention of confessed unregistered foreign agent Maria Butina.

Paul’s family is a supporter of the Bring Our Families Home Campaign, which advocates for the release of wrongfully detained detainees and hostages.